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	A Saskatoon business has been fined $420,000 for breaking workplace safety rules in the death of a teen worker in 2015. 
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	The federal and Ontario governments have announced up to $100 million worth of combined grants to help automotive parts maker Linamar develop advanced manufacturing technologies. 
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	It’s a Manufacturing Automation tradition to highlight the top five trends and technologies to keep an eye on at the start of a New Year. Read on for expert predictions about the impact of Big Data analytics, the Digital Twin, artificial intelligence and more.
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	A Brampton, Ont., manufacturer of residential and commercial roofing products has been fined $65,000 as a result of a workplace accident that resulted in a worker sustaining critical injuries after being pulled into the rollers of a laminator machine. 
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	The world is rapidly moving toward Industry 4.0, where AI and machine-learning based systems are not only changing the ways we interact with information and computers but also revolutionizing the manufacturing sector. 
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	While there’s no denying the impending affect of industrial automation on the labour force, the Fourth Industrial Revolution has also prompted a movement to ensure new value-added, highly skilled human jobs are created.
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	The automaker confirmed it will invest more than US$1 billion to modernize the Warren Truck Assembly Plant in Michigan to produce the next-generation Ram Heavy Duty truck, relocating the operations from its current production location in Mexico. 
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	E-stops are present on almost all machinery, and while ubiquitous by design, their use is restricted until needed. 
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	China is planning to build a 13.8 billion yuan (C$2.6 billion) artificial intelligence development park, according to Xinhua news agency. 
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	Fives Machining Systems, a global machine tool and manufacturing solutions provider, has acquired Konecranes Machine Tool Service (MTS) division, a provider of machine tool service. 
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Date: February 8-9, 2018
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